Obituaries
Ilene Riggs
Sep 25, 2021
“The will of God will not take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us. “
Billy Graham
On Saturday September 25th, 2021, our beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and friend was gently carried into Jesus’ loving arms peacefully after a long battle with cancer. She joins her late husband Bob Frank Riggs; sister, Maxine...
Jeri Vick
Sep 24, 2021
Jeri M. Vick, 80, of Overland Park, KS, passed away, at home, on September 24, 2021, after 22 years of battling cancer. Jeri was born in Pittsburg, PA on July 4, 1941, to Glenwood and Alice Elizabeth Young. She had one older sister who died as an infant. Jeri married Kent Alan Vick 58 years ago on December 22, 1962. ...
James P. Elliott
Sep 24, 2021
James P. "Jim" Elliott born in St. Joseph, MO Nov. 19, 1944 passed away Sept. 24,2021 at Advent Hospital in Merriam, KS, age 76. He resided at Merriam Gardens Healthcare in Merriam, KS. Jim retired from Yellow Freight May 3, 2002 with one million miles of accident free over the road truck driving. His CB handle was "Shade Tree." ...
Marilyn A. Simes
Sep 24, 2021
Marilyn Ann Simes, age 99, Overland Park, Kansas passed away September 24, 2021 in her home surrounded by family.
Marilyn was born December 10, 1921 in Canton, Ohio where she spent her entire childhood. Growing up she loved softball, tennis, basketball, violin, swimming and singing. Some of her greatest high school achievements were playing first violin in...
Wanda Larsen
Sep 24, 2021
Wanda was born October 31, 1933 in Superior, Nebraska to her parents Harold C Jensen and Elizabeth M (Leece) Jensen and older sister Rita Jensen.
She spent her early childhood in Fremont, Nebraska and moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1942. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and studied fine arts at Creighton University in Omaha,...
Virginia Cooley
Sep 23, 2021
Services have been postponed until probably in the Fall. Please check back at a later date. Thank You - David Cooley
Virginia Lynn “Gigi” Cooley passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home on Sept 23, 2021 at age 81.
She was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma on July 2, 1940, the first daughter of...
Mary Miner
Sep 23, 2021
Mary Pauline Kiefer Miner 1919 - 2021
The Remarkable Life and Times of a Remarkable Woman
March 21, 1919
Mary Pauline Miner was born on a farmstead a few miles west of Clinton, Missouri, to Florence and Adam Kiefer. Primitive by today’s standards, their two-story wood frame farmhouse had no electricity,...
Celia Johnson
Sep 22, 2021
Celia Maurine Johnson, aged 79, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday September 22nd. Celia was born February 21, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri was raised in the south Kansas City neighborhood of Marlborough Heights. She graduated from Center High School in 1960 and attended Southwest Baptist College for two years.
She began work at Graybar...
Lynn Mathews
Sep 22, 2021
LYNN MARIE MATHEWS
Lynn Marie Mathews, 68, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away September 22, 2021 in Overland Park, Kansas. Lynn was born December 20, 1952 in Kansas City, Missouri to James W. Mathews and Frances P. Silkwood. She was a graduate of Shawnee Mission South High School, and attended two years at Kansas State University.
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Timothy Grauer
Sep 21, 2021
Timothy Joe Grauer of Marysville, Kansas went for his final hunt on this earth on September 21, 2021. He always loved nature, so he fittingly crossed the divide on the first day of Fall, his favorite season.
Tim is survived by his wife, Jane Grauer of the home; his daughter, Stacey Galante and husband Rich of West...
Edith Schultz
Sep 21, 2021
Edith J. Schultz, 93, of Prairie Village, Kansas passed away September 21, 2021, at Kansas City Hospice House. A private family inurnment will take place at Johnson County Memorial Gardens at a later date. Edith was born April 4, 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri. She spent the majority of her life caring for other family members. She enjoyed the...
Richard Gray
Sep 19, 2021
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Bruce and Rick Gray Scholarship, Columbia Public Schools Business Services
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Joseph Bacarro, Jr.
Sep 17, 2021
Joseph P Bacarro Jr passed away on September 17, 2021 with
loved ones by his side.
Joe was born on August 21, 1970 in Lodi, California.
He graduated from Blue Valley North and continued his
education at UNLV, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Business
Administration.
Joe returned...
Marjorie Wilson
Sep 17, 2021
Marjorie Louise Wilson was born in Jefferson City, Missouri to Noah Kenneth and May Gladys Nichols (Seary) on May 6, 1926. She passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 17, 2021. She was 95 years young when she passed and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Marge and her family moved to Kansas City...
John Fotopoulos
Sep 16, 2021
John S.(Gene) Fotopoulos, belovedly known as “Foto,” passed away peacefully at his home in Playa Del Carmen, MX. just days after his 90th birthday.
Foto was born in Newton, Kansas and raised in Hutchinson. He excelled as an athlete at Hutchinson High School, Hutchinson Junior College and the University of Kansas. During his High School career, he...
Lloyd Thomas, Sr.
Sep 14, 2021
Lloyd Eugene Thomas, Sr., 93, Mission, Kansas, passed away on September 14, 2021. Lloyd was born near Wellsville, Kansas, the son of Clifford and Mary (Connaughy) Thomas. The majority of his youth was spent in Garnett, Kansas. He was a 1946 graduate of Garnett High School, then briefly attended Emporia State University. On August 14, 1950, he married Frances...
Thomas Heal
Sep 13, 2021
Thomas Wayne Heal, age 77, of Jacksonville FL and previously Overland Park KS, passed away September 13, 2021. Memorial and Interment to be held August 12, 2022 at Johnson County Memorial Gardens at 3:00.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents Willis and Helena Heal of OP, KS and his sister Terry Ann Heal, as well...
Bryan Clifford
Sep 12, 2021
Bryan Keith Clifford, 56, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on
Sunday, September 12, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer. He stayed
strong until the end and came out a hero.
Bryan was born in Kansas City, MO, and grew up in what was then farm country,
going to...
Evelyn M. Beets
Sep 11, 2021
Evelyn "Evie" Beets of Overland Park, KS, passed away September 11, 2021. She was 101. Evelyn was preceded in death by 5 sisters and a brother, as well as her husband of 35 years.
She leaves behind her only son, Duane Beets, originally of Olathe, KS, and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, nieces,...
Mark McGuire
Sep 11, 2021
Mark A. McGuire was born on September 6, 1968, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Barbara and Alvin McGuire. He attended Blair Public Schools where his love of football began with playing full-tackle football during recess - on the blacktop. He continued to play all through high school with a team that called him “Preacher.” They won most of their games,...
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